A High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study to Evaluate the Effect of Rosuvastatin on Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to assess whether high intensive statin therapy could regress carotid atherosclerotic plaques as determined by High-Resolution Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance imaging (CE-MRI).
Enrolled patients have a baseline CE-MRI examination for screening carotid atherosclerotic plaques and are randomized to either low dose of Rosuvastatin (5mg) group or high dose of Rosuvastatin (20mg) group. After 26 weeks, all patients received CE-MRI examination again and each pair of baseline and follow-up CE-MRI assessments was analyzed in a blinded fashion. Moreover, lipid level and major adverse cardiovascular events are also evaluated during follow-up.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: low dose group (5mg) low dose Rosuvastatin |
Drug: Rosuvastatin 5mg
drug intervention
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Experimental: high dose group (20mg) high dose Rosuvastatin |
Drug: Rosuvastatin 20mg
drug intervention
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- To evaluate whether 26 weeks of treatment with 5/20mg rosuvastatin results in regression of carotid atherosclerotic plaques as measured by CE-MRI [26 weeks]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- major adverse cardiovascular events [26 weeks]
- To evaluate the change in lipid and lipoprotein levels as assessed by percentage change from baseline. [26 weeks]
- To evaluate the change from baseline in liver function (AST/ALT) at 26 weeks [26 weeks]
- To evaluate the change from baseline in renal function (serum creatine) at 26 weeks [26 weeks]
- To evaluate the change from baseline in creatine kinase at 26 weeks [26 weeks]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
-Patients with coronary artery disease or carotid atherosclerotic plaque or hyperlipideimia or old myocardial infarction
Exclusion Criteria:
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Planning coronary stenting
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Heart failure
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Uncontrolled hypertension(≥200/110mmHg)
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Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1C≥9.5%)
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Hepatic insufficiency
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Renal dysfunction
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Cancer
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University | Beijing | China | 100050 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Capital Medical University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- AMARIROCAP